[JohnGalt]

I agree, Rockefeller Republicans and RINOs dominate the GOP which is why the author takes time out to brag about how apathetic he is to socialism.

And a fair number of FR posters, apparently lacking in self-esteem, embrace the RINO when he throws some faint praise. Sad days indeed.

[thoughtomator]

I bet if you could find or create a small-government alternative to the current GOP policies that had a real chance of being realized, nearly all FReepers would hop on board. (In the context of current events, however, an isolationist foreign policy has zero chance of being accepted by the electorate.) The reality at the moment is that no such alternative exists. In that context, Bush and the current market-socialist GOP is the far better choice of the two unsatisfying options with which we will be presented in November. Just because someone expresses support for Bush doesn't mean buy-in on every single Bush policy.